Company Announcement - It is possible to recreate workspace without time consuming and expensive reconstruction, by using customised strip curtains. Not only are strip curtains ideal for use in temperature controlled areas, but their flexibility and modular design lends itself to defining specific work areas within a factory or warehouse environment.

Wim Dessing, managing director of Apex Strip Curtains & Doors, says that it is however very important to ensure that the strip curtains are manufactured in superior materials according to the highest quality and safety standards. He explains that Apex General Purpose Strip Curtains make use of specially formulated PVC material, which does not become brittle with use or age. “Apex General Purpose Strip Curtains are transparent for optimum visibility and safety, and the specially designed Balledge® feature ensures an effective thermal seal at all times. In spite of this efficient seal, the strips are designed to part easily under pressure to allow people and goods to move through unhindered. In addition, the rounded edge on the strips ensures that they do not snag or scratch goods or people as they move from one area to another.”

Stringent quality systems underpin the company’s manufacturing process and ensure that all specifications and tolerances are met during production. “We have invested in extensive R&D to arrive at our current product line-up, with includes our patented strip curtains and welding and safety screens, as well as high speed traffic doors. We have leveraged an extensive customer base with numerous applications, to find bespoke and standard solutions to market needs,” says Dessing.

Strip curtains provide businesses with a number of tangible benefits that include decreased energy costs, reduced maintenance, increased safety levels and decreases in the influx of dust and other airborne contaminants.

Dessing points out that strip curtains can also be used to ensure that the ambient temperature around heat-sensitive machinery is finitely c ELEASE ontrolled. This will result in more efficient processes and increased equipment longevity. Furthermore, this will increase employee comfort levels, which ultimately results in a more productive work environment.

Apex General Purpose Strip Curtains are available on a metre by metre basis from the company, or as a complete installation together with hanging hardware. Access to technical support is provided by the head office in Gauteng as well as through a network of agents throughout South Africa.